On August 19, 2024 USCIS will begin accepting Applications for Parole in Place for Certain Noncitizen Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens using a new electronic Form I-131F.

• The Form I-131F will not be available on uscis.gov until Aug. 19.
• USCIS is not accepting any other form for Keeping Families Together. 
• Do not file a request for parole in place under this process before Aug. 19.

USCIS has published webpages with additional information about these processes:  Filing Guide for Form I-131F & Keeping Families Together webpage. USCIS has also updated the Key Questions and Answers about the process on the Keeping Families Together webpage.

More information about Keeping Families Together will be made available in a Federal Register notice in the coming days. The Form I-131F will only be available to file online. 

Each requestor, including minors, must file a separate Form I-131F, and each requestor must have their own USCIS online account, including minors. Information on creating a USCIS online account is available on the How to Create a USCIS Online Account webpage.

Interested to see how many people will actually be applying for this. Seems like most people who are eligible would have already done an I-601A if they really wanted to get residency. Maybe people who have pending 601A waivers who have been waiting years will apply for PIP as a backup plan or in hopes of speeding up this process. Hopefully this will cut down on the insane increase in the processing times of 601A waivers, which has more than tripled since COVID.